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round-shouldered
adjective
round-shoul·dered
ˈrau̇n(d)-ˌshōl-dərd
: having the shoulders stooping or rounded
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The body is round-shouldered, the cockpit is wide, the instruments are marked in italic typefaces, plastic interior details are shiny black—this from the company that, in the early Seventies, originated the fashion of flat-black trim instead of chrome.
—Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1586, in the meaning defined above
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“Round-shouldered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/round-shouldered. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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round-shouldered
adjective
round-shoul·dered
ˈrau̇n(d)-ˈshōl-dərd
: having the shoulders stooping or rounded
Medical Definition
round-shouldered
adjective
round-shoul·dered
ˈrau̇n(d)-ˈshōl-dərd
: having the shoulders stooping or rounded
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